APHUG Module 8 Vocabulary

@ Jannace - SEHS - ‘24

population composition

the make up of the population by age and sex, as well as by ethnic racial income and education, educational background

age structure

refers to the breakdown of a population into different age, groups or cohorts

dependency ratio

the number of dependence in a population that each 100 working each people must support

working age people range from

15 - 64 years old

youth dependency ratio

the number of young dependents in a population (usually younger than 15 years old) that every 100 working each people must support

elderly dependency ratio

the number of elderly dependents in a population (usually older than 64 years old) that every 100 working age people must support

generations

groups of people who were born around the same time and share common traits due to the cultural and societal influences they shared as they grew up

sex ratio

the ratio of the number of men to number of women in a population

androcentrism

a phenomenon in which a culture demonstrates a marked preference for males

infanticide

the practice of killing infants

population pyramid

a very useful graphic device for comparing age and sex structure

Types of Population Pyramids

1. Rapid Growth

2. Slow Growth

3. Stability

4. Decline